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All results from a given calculation for CH2Cl (chloromethyl radical)

using model chemistry: MP4=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no CS 2A'
1 2 yes C2V 2B1

Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at MP4=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.002438
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-498.508061
Nuclear repulsion energy45.630549
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at MP4=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3210 3210        
2 A' 1440 1440        
3 A' 870 870        
4 A' 128 128        
5 A" 3358 3358        
6 A" 1009 1009        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5007.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5007.1 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP4=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
9.29325 0.53420 0.50516

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.000 1.109 0.000
Cl2 -0.000 -0.581 0.000
H3 0.002 1.615 0.949
H4 0.002 1.615 -0.949

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.69081.07491.0749
Cl21.69082.39242.3924
H31.07492.39241.8973
H41.07492.39241.8973

picture of chloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Br2 C1 H3 118.048 Br2 C1 H4 118.048
H3 C1 H4 123.904
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP4=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.002438
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-498.508062
Nuclear repulsion energy45.619419
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at MP4=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3207 3207        
2 A1 1440 1440        
3 A1 869 869        
4 B1 127 127        
5 B2 3355 3355        
6 B2 1009 1009        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5003.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5003.1 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP4=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
9.28635 0.53396 0.50493

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.110
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.582
H3 0.000 0.949 -1.615
H4 0.000 -0.949 -1.615

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.69121.07511.0751
Cl21.69122.39272.3927
H31.07512.39271.8980
H41.07512.39271.8980

picture of chloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Br2 C1 H3 118.029 Br2 C1 H4 118.029
H3 C1 H4 123.943
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability